Palettes / Colors / #596E2B

#596E2B — Muted Green

#596E2B is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkolivegreen (#556B2F) — not an exact match. CSS darkolivegreen gives you #556B2F, a different color; use #596E2B when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#596E2B is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #402B6E; it also sits naturally between #6E622B and #376E2B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 35% · Green 43% · Blue 17%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 61% · Key 57%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #596E2B

.text { color: #596E2B; }
.background { background-color: #596E2B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #596E2B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(89, 110, 43); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(79, 44%, 30%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #596E2B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(89, 110, 43, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #596E2B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(89, 110, 43, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#596E2B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#596E2B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #402B6E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #596E2B: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #596E2B

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #596E2B looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #596E2B rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #596E2B?

#596E2B is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 89, 110, 43). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #596E2B?

#596E2B is RGB 89, 110, 43 — HSL 79°, 44%, 30% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 61%, 57%.

What colors go with #596E2B?

Its complement is #402B6E; analogous partners are #6E622B and #376E2B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #596E2B for text?

White text on #596E2B has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.69:1.